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Vail Resorts Inc.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Don't let the door hit you on the way out: Vail to begin new gondola construction April 16

    Closing day at Vail is scheduled for Sunday, April 15, and Vail Resorts will barely let the door hit this sad snow season on the ass before looking forward to next winter: The very next day, the company will begin construction on a new gondola from Vail Village to Mid-Vail, a pillar of the resort's ... More >>

  • News

    March 15, 2012

    Reader: The service at New Saigon isn't great, but the food is fantastic

    Closing day at Vail is scheduled for Sunday, April 15, and Vail Resorts will barely let the door hit this sad snow season on the ass before looking forward to next winter: The very next day, the company will begin construction on a new gondola from Vail Village to Mid-Vail, a pillar of the resort's ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2012

    Ski resort "smoke shacks" have the bowls that really count

    Closing day at Vail is scheduled for Sunday, April 15, and Vail Resorts will barely let the door hit this sad snow season on the ass before looking forward to next winter: The very next day, the company will begin construction on a new gondola from Vail Village to Mid-Vail, a pillar of the resort's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Vail Resorts Epic Pass holders get snowed by Montana rustlers

    MT, not CO.​While Colorado skiers keep watching the skies and the weather reports, hoping to see some of the white stuff, other states aren't sitting idly by on their snowboards. Montana's Big Sky, for example is trying to rustle Colorado skiers...by honoring the Epic Pass issued by Vail Resor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Restaurant Roll Call for 2011

    Close to 300 new restaurants opened in the metro area last year -- and with that much action, perhaps it's not surprising that two of them are named Cebiche, and two of them are named Chinook. But the local dining scene also lost a surprising number of mainstays: the 29-year-old Pearl Street Grill, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Snowmass nabs most-viewed snowboard video of 2011

    It's no secret that Colorado ski areas have been embracing social media: Vail Resorts' EpicMix Photo app is the gold standard, and even the tiniest ski areas in the state now have very active Facebook and Twitter feeds. Every "impression" counts, especially when you have skiers and snowboarders shar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Over the Weekend: Sting sings, Thanksgiving on a stick, skiers shred, Williams & Graham bows

    Big pics below.​Did you spend your whole weekend cleaning the house? Silly you! Plenty of other Denverites were enjoying the sort of stuff captured by Westword reporters and photogs on our slideshow page and Backbeat Online, Cafe Society and Show and Tell blogs. Check out highlights below pert ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    This Weekend in Stoke: Vail, Eldora, Snowmass open, Copper presents Colorado Demo Days

    Jack Affleck/Vail ResortsEverything's Hunky-Dory for opening day at Vail​Opening day! Vail opens today with a 52-inch base, thirteen inches of new snow in the last week, an opening day terrain park on Born Free, and access to the mountain from both Vail Village and Lionshead. Still need a seas ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2011

    Skiers may scoff, but snowboarders are finally being accepted by the slopes' old guard

    Jack Affleck/Vail ResortsEverything's Hunky-Dory for opening day at Vail​Opening day! Vail opens today with a 52-inch base, thirteen inches of new snow in the last week, an opening day terrain park on Born Free, and access to the mountain from both Vail Village and Lionshead. Still need a seas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Opening day at Keystone, Copper; EpicMix; Ski Expo; and the Adventure Film Festival

    Keystone and Copper Mountain open today, joining Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, and Wolf Creek. And make sure you smile for the cameras at Keystone, where its parent company, Vail Resorts, debuts the new EpicMix Photo social media app: A small army of professional photographers on the mountain will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Andy Daly and 'Gart Brothers' Ken and Tom take over at Powderhorn Resort

    ​Yesterday marked the official ownership transition at Grand Mesa's Powderhorn Resort: Andy Daly and brothers Ken and Tom Gart bought the ski area at auction on August 4 for just $577,500, plus an additional 700-acre development tract below the resort for $825,000, spending a total of $1.4 mil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Vail Resorts unveils new photo-sharing features in EpicMix 2.0 social media app

    ​If you nerded out on the EpicMix app while skiing or snowboarding at the Vail Resorts last season and love to boast on Facebook about just how sick your "sick days" are by posting photos and status updates from the mountain, then EpicMix 2.0 is just for you, adding EpicMix Photo and new socia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Vail Resorts sways Shaun White with an Epic Pass in undisclosed (probably epic) deal

    Photo courtesy Vail Resorts​Shaun White picked up his Epic Pass yesterday after signing on to make Northstar-at-Tahoe his home resort and agreeing to represent all six of the Vail Resorts properties (including Vail, Beaver Creek, and Breckenridge here in Colorado) in what Vail Resorts CEO Rob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Vail Resorts hiring Snow Squad bloggers for 2011/2012 season

    ​Attention, ski and snowboard bums: Vail Resorts has a job just for you. This winter you could be riding out the recession at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe as part of the Sprint Snow Squad blogger team. For your trouble -- a trifle, really -- you'l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Vail Resorts' EpicMix app nominated for Webby Awards

    ​Still can't believe ski season ended yesterday at Vail and Breckenridge, the last of the Vail resorts still standing, even though it's still snowing up in them thar hills? As we reflect on the epic season now mostly behind us, the hardcore among us can visit EpicMix.com to to relive all our g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    This weekend in Stoke: Easter eggcelence edition

    ​Thank you, Easter bunny! Copper Mountain's Spring Sunsation festival and 2010/2011 ski season winds up this weekend with a world record attempt on Saturday at 10 a.m. "Time to break out those swimsuits and sunglasses, because we're going to be trying to break the world record for most people ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Ski Colorado Breast Cancer Awareness Tour raises over $20,000

    Fighting breast cancer in style.​On March 13, Colorado natives Mackenzie Bell, Page Kelley, Jeremy Rubingh, Allie Shafner, Alison Friedman and Laura Yale loaded a pink RV with their gear, a set of fake boobs and breast cancer information and headed for Steamboat with the goal of skiing every C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Pre-season Spring deals on 2011/2012 ski passes

    $199 for a 2011/2012 season pass? Believe it.​Many Colorado ski areas announced pre-season discounts on 2011/2012 season passes this week. Yes, we know there are still three or four good weeks of Spring skiing and shredding ahead of us, and that Arapahoe Basin will be keeping the dream alive u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Six Coloradans fighting breast cancer with skis

    The official ride of breast cancer awareness.​Goofy-looking Texans on spring break at Colorado ski resorts will have a tough time standing out next week. While a jeans and cowboy hat getup will draw some finger-pointing, it's got nothing on a band of pink cape-wearing, fake boob-carrying phila ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2011

    Show Us Your Long Johns!

    The official ride of breast cancer awareness.​Goofy-looking Texans on spring break at Colorado ski resorts will have a tough time standing out next week. While a jeans and cowboy hat getup will draw some finger-pointing, it's got nothing on a band of pink cape-wearing, fake boob-carrying phila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    EpicMix app takes hold at Vail Resorts, turning skiing into The Social Network

    ​While seeking some epic pow-pow at Breckenridge recently (read: practicing my "pizza and French fries" on the cruisin' slopes), I noticed a new phenomenon: ski dudes and dudettes whipping out their smart phones to compare stats on Vail Resorts' new EpicMix social-media app, which tracks guest ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    Come Out of Hibernation

    ​While seeking some epic pow-pow at Breckenridge recently (read: practicing my "pizza and French fries" on the cruisin' slopes), I noticed a new phenomenon: ski dudes and dudettes whipping out their smart phones to compare stats on Vail Resorts' new EpicMix social-media app, which tracks guest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Jorge de la Torre, dean of culinary education at Johnson & Wales University, dishes on Denver's best hummus, his students and surly service

    Lori Midson​ Jorge de la Torre Johnson & Wales University www.jwu.edu This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Jorge de la Torre, dean of culinary education at Johnson & Wales University. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. "I'm a little worried about this in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Today In Stoke: Vail opens new Chair 5 High Noon Express lift today

    Photo courtesy Vail ResortsYour chariot awaits: Chair #5 opens today​The new High Noon Express Lift (Chair 5) at Vail opens a week from today, right after next week's Snow Daze events. The high-speed quad chair replaces the old fixed-grip triple, cutting the ride from twelve minutes down to ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    This Weekend In Stoke: More local adventure than you can shake a snowboard at

    Photo courtesy Vail Resorts​After getting dumped on all week (nearly three feet, as of this writing) Vail is opening today with 1,150 acres and nine lifts. Eldora opens today, too. Winter Park opened on Wednesday and will open Mary Jane tomorrow. And Keystone, which opened on November 5, is op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    This Weekend In Stoke: Copper, Keystone, Roller Girls and more

    ​Where to get some action this weekend? Where to begin? For starters, you'll want to call in sick this morning and make it a three-day weekend: Copper Mountain opens today with its annual Lift Off party running through the weekend. Hit the slopes all day then stop by Jack's at the base for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Social media app EpicMix tracks fun at Vail Resorts & more: How sick are your "sick days"?

    ​Unless you want your boss to know exactly how sick your "sick" days are, you might want to be careful about who's in your social network when you're at Vail Resorts this season.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    What Robert Redford and fellow lefties are up to at the Project New West summit

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    No scoffing at Denver's Escoffier dinner

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2008

    Sports Go to Extremes

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 12, 2008

    Sports Go to Extremes

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Kaye Ferry Loves Riff-Raff

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    Road Block!

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    The Candy Man

    A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2007

    Up All Night

    Get more bang for your buck at 36 Hours of Keystone.

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 3/22/07

  • News

    January 6, 2005

    Slippery Slopes

    Ashley Stamp's deadly accident should look familiar to Vail.

  • Dining

    December 23, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Red Lion

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Boys Gone Wild

    Breckenridge has a bad-boy image, but is there truth in advertising?

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Puck Stop

    A hockey fan learns about crunch time the hard way.

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Youth Mountain Outreach

    Snowboard Outreach Society

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2002

    Love's Recipe

    Allie’s Cabin offers a meal that arouses several appetites.

  • Music

    January 31, 2002

    Preaching the Summit

    Colorado ski resorts look to folkie Jim Salestrom for a musical lift.

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Here's the Beef

    We brake for jerky, America's fastest-growing snack food.

  • News

    June 28, 2001

    Off Limits

    A revolutionary idea

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    Downhill to Disneyland

    The slopes are crowded, so why aren't Colorado resorts rolling in cold cash?

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Timber!

    Tempestuous political winds are blowing through Colorado's busiest forest.

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    Backwash

    Tempestuous political winds are blowing through Colorado's busiest forest.

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    This Year Blows!

    Kissing off a year of six-minute smooches and sex-toy cigars.

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Letters

    Kissing off a year of six-minute smooches and sex-toy cigars.

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